Rugelach

Thanks to stores like Safeway and Costco, People have really become desensitized to the LABOR that goes into baked goods. I made 3 batches of the Rugelach. The first with mini Nestle chocolate chips, the next with raisins and the last with currants.  Some people liked one more than the other. Whenever they would voice their choice it was as painful to hear as if they had said "I like your 2 year old better than your 7 year old". The oven might as well be my Womb (Sorry, not very appetizing).  These are my babies,  smile and tell me how they all taste equally delicious, PLEASE! 

Anyway, I used O Butter, Lucerne full fat cream cheese,  M&B vanilla and Bonne Maman Apricot Preserve. This is one of those times I wish Martha was "On Call". 

 Questions for Martha: Can I use Preserves interchangeably with Jelly? Do I "transfer to wire rack" on baking sheet or only parchment? 

Tips I found out for myself: Use  floured Parchment paper to roll out disks, Flour fingers when rolling individual Rugelachs, Raisins are hard to cut so spread after dividing wheel into 16ths. 

Total baking time 25-26 minutes on middle rack.

192 to go!

(PS.  I liked the currants ones best)